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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-7

…nless otherwise provided, judgements may be appealed. The appeal must be lodged within fifteen days of notification. Subject to the provisions of article R. 322-19 and unless a fixed date procedure is…

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Section 3: Multiple assets or seizures

Article R321-8

If the publication of several orders for seizure of the same property is required simultaneously, only the order which mentions the enforcement title bearing the earliest date shall be published. Wher…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Seizure of fruits

Article R321-16

The fruits immobilised from the date of service of the summons to pay in the form of a seizure are distributed with the price of the property in the same order as the property is distributed.

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Sub-section 5: Effects of the summons on the third party purchaser

Article R321-19

Service of the summons to pay for the seizure on the third party purchaser shall have the same effect on the third party purchaser as service of the summons to pay for the seizure on the debtor. If th…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Out-of-court sales with judicial authorisation

Article R322-20

An application for the amicable sale of the property may be submitted and judged before service of the summons to appear at the orientation hearing, provided that the debtor brings into question the c…

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Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R322-26

When the execution judge orders the forced sale, he sets the date of the hearing at which it will take place within a period of between two and four months from the date of his decision. The judge det…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R322-27

…to pay serving as a seizure has lapsed. In this case, the defaulting creditor retains all the costs of the seizure unless the court decides otherwise, giving its reasons.

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Paragraph 2: The auction process

Article R322-40

Auctions are conducted by a lawyer registered at the bar of the court before which the sale is being conducted. The lawyer may only hold one power of attorney.

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Paragraph 1: Apprehension in the hands of the person liable to surrender

Article R222-2

…deliver or return the goods is served on the person required to surrender the goods. Under penalty of being declared null and void, the order shall contain : 1° A reference to the enforcement order u…

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Section 1: Seizure by declaration to the administrative authority

Article R223-2

The declaration of seizure provided for in article L. 223-1 shall contain the following information, failing which it shall be null and void: 1° The name and address of the debtor or, in the case of a…

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